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About Author: Saunders David
Posts by Saunders David
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The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Saskatchewan Exploration and Cadillac on Day 1 Part 2
Posted on September 21, 2021 | 26 CommentsThe first part of day was in Alberta but for the second portion we would explore Saskatchewan. A rather remote section of Saskatchewan but that does not mean we will […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – The Red Coat Trail on Day 1 Part 1
Posted on September 20, 2021 | 24 CommentsAs I mentioned in the last installment this year’s Great Beater Challenge is little different due to its route which follows part of the historical Red Coat Trail rather than […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Preparations and Competitors
Posted on September 16, 2021 | 30 CommentsThe Great Beater Challenge is back after a COVID related absence (mostly, there was a smaller junior version) in 2020 with a very different route than previous years. The event […] -
Forgotten Classic: Ford EXP Turbo – A Lost SVO Masterpiece?
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 49 CommentsA low production two seater with a manual transmission, turbo-charged four cylinder and factory Koni suspension from the eighties certainly sounds like it would be a sought after classic […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Searching for a Theme
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 33 CommentsThe Great Beater Challenge is a go pending any further COVID-19 outbreaks and I, along with my three teenage sons, are registered. As some of you may recall I bought a […] -
Automotive History: 1973 Ford Cortina MkIII in Canada -They Sold That Here?
Posted on June 17, 2021 | 136 Comments(first posted 7/17/2015) Ford’s Cortina is a certified classic in the UK but it does not enjoy the same high profile in North America. While it is perhaps not known […] -
CC Virtual Road Trip – Osoyoos to Creston, British Columbia, 1966
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhile COVID has put a real damper on any big travel plans here is a virtual road trip for you to enjoy with a twist … it was filmed […] -
What If: Muscle Vans of the Sixties
Posted on April 29, 2021 | 44 CommentsVans were a big thing in the Seventies but what if they gained popularity a decade or so earlier? Given the lack of pollutions controls and insurance penalties there could […] -
Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsOn a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […] -
CC For Sale: A guy named Victor from Vauxhall selling his namesake
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 13 CommentsI came across this ad in my usual search of what oddball classic cars are for sale nearby. It is a 1960 Vauxhall Victor which is a bit of a […] -
Curbside Classic: Austin A40 Somerset – Short, Chubby and Irresistable
Posted on February 10, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/9/2015) Austin Somersets keep calling to me. I’ve heeded their beckonings and found and shot them in various conditions, from this obviously restored version on the street near […] -
Curbside Classic: Jensen Interceptor – The Handsome Anglo-Italo-American Mashup
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/5/2011) Being a true multi-national, the Jensen Interceptor has many facets to its complex personality. If you were a pessimist you’d say it has the electrical system of […] -
Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Sunbeam Arrow – With Stereotype-Defying 325,000 Miles
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/18/2011) Ok, so maybe I’m cheating slightly here. No; not about the miles on the odometer. It’s just that this Sunbeam Arrow isn’t actually parked on the curb, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “KDF Hanomag” – Alleged Volkswagen Beetle Prototype Is A Re-Bodied VW Kubelwagen
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 16 CommentsPeter Wilding uploaded this intriguing Volkswagen to the Cohort that showed up at local show in 2013. The owner claimed it to be an early Beetle prototype but he suspects […]
![The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Saskatchewan Exploration and Cadillac on Day 1 Part 2 The first part of day was in Alberta but for the second portion we would explore Saskatchewan. A rather remote section of Saskatchewan but that does not mean we will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51438817777_8fa45eacbb_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – The Red Coat Trail on Day 1 Part 1 As I mentioned in the last installment this year’s Great Beater Challenge is little different due to its route which follows part of the historical Red Coat Trail rather than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ontheroad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Preparations and Competitors The Great Beater Challenge is back after a COVID related absence (mostly, there was a smaller junior version) in 2020 with a very different route than previous years. The event […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GBC-2021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Forgotten Classic: Ford EXP Turbo – A Lost SVO Masterpiece? A low production two seater with a manual transmission, turbo-charged four cylinder and factory Koni suspension from the eighties certainly sounds like it would be a sought after classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ford-exp-1983-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2021 – Searching for a Theme The Great Beater Challenge is a go pending any further COVID-19 outbreaks and I, along with my three teenage sons, are registered. As some of you may recall I bought a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/51224535219_901b74a5f9_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: 1973 Ford Cortina MkIII in Canada -They Sold That Here? (first posted 7/17/2015) Ford’s Cortina is a certified classic in the UK but it does not enjoy the same high profile in North America. While it is perhaps not known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ford-UK-Cortina-Mk3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Virtual Road Trip – Osoyoos to Creston, British Columbia, 1966 While COVID has put a real damper on any big travel plans here is a virtual road trip for you to enjoy with a twist … it was filmed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51142828261_d5b2c2548f_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Muscle Vans of the Sixties Vans were a big thing in the Seventies but what if they gained popularity a decade or so earlier? Given the lack of pollutions controls and insurance penalties there could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Camvano.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains On a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/51111716781_aefa4f40fa_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: A guy named Victor from Vauxhall selling his namesake I came across this ad in my usual search of what oddball classic cars are for sale nearby. It is a 1960 Vauxhall Victor which is a bit of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Vauxhall-Victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Austin A40 Somerset – Short, Chubby and Irresistable (first posted 2/9/2015) Austin Somersets keep calling to me. I’ve heeded their beckonings and found and shot them in various conditions, from this obviously restored version on the street near […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Austin-A40-somerset.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Jensen Interceptor – The Handsome Anglo-Italo-American Mashup (first posted 9/5/2011) Being a true multi-national, the Jensen Interceptor has many facets to its complex personality. If you were a pessimist you’d say it has the electrical system of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-jen.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Innocenti Turbo De Tomaso – The Anglo-Italo-Japanese Mini (first posted 11/24/11) A turbocharged Japanese drive train combined with Italian styling on a British chassis. Sounds quite tempting doesn’t it? How about if I add the name De Tomaso […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1982-Innocenti-Turbo-De-Tomaso-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Sunbeam Arrow – With Stereotype-Defying 325,000 Miles (first posted 4/18/2011) Ok, so maybe I’m cheating slightly here. No; not about the miles on the odometer. It’s just that this Sunbeam Arrow isn’t actually parked on the curb, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Sunbeam-2.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “KDF Hanomag” – Alleged Volkswagen Beetle Prototype Is A Re-Bodied VW Kubelwagen Peter Wilding uploaded this intriguing Volkswagen to the Cohort that showed up at local show in 2013. The owner claimed it to be an early Beetle prototype but he suspects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50789029201_2c397bfb9f_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


